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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
2
Weather data for the Piste station covers a 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. Tuesday with a high of 94 and a low of 72. The report notes 24 hour conditions and temperature range observed.
AP reports from Vienna that Soviet scientists hint at favoring small unmanned rockets to assemble large cosmic stations in orbit as a prelude to the Moon. Dr. B V Raushenbakh notes two methods for heavy satellites: larger rockets or assembling in space from parts, with cost and risk considerations favoring the latter.
Negroes and white officials clashed over representation at the United Steelworkers of America convention in Chicago. Negro leaders demand seats on the policymaking board and caucus for constitutional changes while J W Abel defends non discrimination. Demonstrations outside and inside the amphitheatre planned with a Black Power caucus vowing ongoing action if demands go unmet.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton arrive in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth for a few days. Taylor recently underwent a partial hysterectomy in London and is reported well. Burton jokes about rumors of an impending separation as photographers capture the couple.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK AP The second annual Arkansas Young Citizens Camp hosts 300 boys at Camp Robinson for a one week event. Governor Winthrop Rockefeller says the camp teaches living together and offers freedom independence and adaptability during the education experience.
Millwood Shrine Club will host Illustrious Potentate C. V. Barnes of Little Rock as a special guest this Saturday with the ladies and candidates invited. Officers E. L. Archer George Frazier and others are listed in the club’s leadership roster. In other news U S and South Vietnamese troops end a two week search and clear in the A Shau Valley near Saigon with heavy combat resulting in multiple enemy and some American casualties. High intensity fighting centered near Tay Ninh and Bin Long provinces with large enemy force activity and several engagements including armored clashes near Tay Ninh City. An ambush by the U S 25th Infantry Division reported significant enemy losses while U S armor engaged another possible 1000 strong force. Casualties noted include 67 enemy killed and 10 Americans dead with 62 wounded. U S armor claimed numerous enemy kills in separate engagements.
The Associated Press notes August weather staying hot through Wednesday as a high pressure system stalls frontal activity statewide. Rain remains scarce, with morning lows from 71 to 75 and afternoon highs from 91 to 98 across several cities. Fulbright McCarthy debate shows policy shifts. Galbraith calls for US withdrawal from Vietnam, urging candid critique of past policy and avoiding whitewashed rhetoric.
The Air Force orders inspection and modification of its 135 series turbo jets after a fatal crash suggesting possible structural failure. The program affects hundreds of planes including C35 tankers RC135 reconnaissance aircraft weather and EC135 electronics variants derived from the Boeing 707. An EC135 tanker based at Castle Air Force Base California crashed June 30, killing several crewmen.
North West Orient Airlines agreed to temporarily reinstate eight employes suspended for refusing to shave sideburns after talks with the AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists. A final decision was not expected until midweek, as union reps pressed for an unrestricted policy and warned of broader action.
SHERIDAN Ark AP Two men Roger Dean Mosby 22 Redfield and Albert Williamson 20 Little Rock face first degree murder trial in Circuit Court for the slaying of Ronald Lovelace 21 Little Rock whose body was found in Grant County June 10 seven days after he was reported missing. Edward Trimble attorney for the defendants pleaded innocence by reason of insanity. both have been found not psychotic by the Benton state hospital and are held at Cummins Prison Farm.
Response notes planes have not been grounded but face deep pace under operating rostering actions pending the cher.
President Johnson urges a separation of peace aims from party politics while White House aides debate who gains from his Detroit خطاب. Nixon and Humphrey loom as potential beneficiaries as McCarthy calls for bombing limits. The text shifts to school announcements listing faculty at Emmet schools and upcoming schedules.
Johnny Lang of Pine Bluff faces a West Memphis Municipal Court hearing on charges of distributing election material on election day and distributing unsigned material. The case ties to a broader runoff controversy as six African American defendants, including five veterans, were charged with similar violations amid gubernatorial campaigns.
The Hope High School Booster Club outlines how it backs sports through gear purchases such as blocking sleds cameras and projectors, travel by chartered buses, fresh fruit for athletes, team picnics, a football banquet, storage cabinets, dress ties, megaphones, a whirlpool for injured players, and traveling bags for the girls basketball team. It invites all who wish to help boost athletics to attend meetings, notes that the club operates independently of the athletic department, and highlights film showings at meetings and support from boosters and ambassadors.
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